Streamlined training and certification program in just 4 months

Ethica's Certified Islamic Finance Executive™ (CIFE™)

Ethica's award winning CIFE™ is a streamlined training
and certification program designed to take complete newcomers to an advanced level of
understanding in Islamic finance in just 4 months. Once you understand the 22 core
modules listed below that comprise testable material, you are ready to take the
90-minute online CIFE™ examination. You can take the exam as soon as you
are ready. For some that's 3 months, for others it's more: you choose your pace.
The recommended study schedule shows you how to comfortably finish the program in
the allotted 4-month period with an investment of as little as 1 hour per week.

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Recommended Schedule

CIFE01 Why Islamic Finance? (FREE TO PLAY)What makes Islamic finance different from conventional finance?
And what makes it better? We look at 3 real- world examples and find out.
We also introduce you to the 4 principles that guide Islamic finance transactions.

24:35

Week1

CIFE02Understanding Musharakah I (Islamic Business Partnerships)You've heard of joint-stock companies. Now learn
about the Islamic variation. We look at Musharakah,
the Islamic business partnership where partners pool
together capital, expertise or goodwill to conduct business
or trade. We look at the basic features of a Musharakah
and its types, their mode of operation, duration and
the various forms of capital contribution.

21:10

Week1

CIFE03Understanding Musharakah II (Islamic Business Partnerships)We discuss the management of the Musharakah business
and take you through some practical applications of
how Islamic banks use Musharakah. We also look at profit
and loss sharing ahead of the subsequent module's
profit calculation exercises.

19:17

Week2

CIFE04Understanding Musharakah III (Islamic Business Partnerships) and Quiz We complete our discussion on general aspects of Musharakah,
including how banks handle negligence, termination, and constructive
liquidation. We round our discussion with some practical examples of
Musharakah calculation, a quick review of financial statements and
how exactly profit gets calculated.

19:17

Week2

CIFE05Understanding Mudarabah I (Islamic Investment Partnerships) Where Islamic banks meet conventional private equity
type investing. Here you learn Mudarabahs, the Islamic business
partnership where one partner supplies capital for the business
and the other provides management expertise. We
explain the Mudarabah structure and contrast it with
Musharakah and Wakalah, explaining how they
differ in banking practice.

21:16

Week3

CIFE06 Understanding Mudarabah II (Islamic Investment Partnerships) How is an investment partnership different from an agency contract?
We discuss the relative merits of the Mudarabah and the Wakalah
structure in different situations. We also describe the Mudarib's
role, the duration of Mudarabahs and the forms of capital contribution
by the investor and in some cases even the Mudarib.

22:00

Week3

CIFE07 Understanding Mudarabah III (Islamic Investment Partnerships) and Quiz We discuss the Mudarabah's management and the rules for
sharing profit and loss. We also look at some practical examples
showing how Islamic banks use Mudarabahs.

29:54

Week4

CIFE08 Understanding Ijarah I (Islamic Leasing) What's an Islamic lease? This modules helps you find out.
We introduce Ijarah, the Islamic lease, and look at pre-
requisites for their execution, legal title, possession,
maintenance, earnest money, default, and insurance.
We begin answering the question "How does an Ijarah work?"
with step-by-step practical explanations.

22:33

Week5

CIFE09 Understanding Ijarah II (Islamic Leasing) and QuizYou learn the rights and obligations of the lessor and the lessee
and focus on defective assets, sub-leases, extensions and renewals,
transfer of ownership, and termination.

22:33

Week5

CIFE10 Understanding Murabaha I (Cost Plus Financing) Learn about the most widely used Islamic finance product: buy an asset
for the customer; sell the asset at a premium in installments to the customer.
That's a Murabaha. In these modules we introduce Murabahas and walk you through
the first 5 of the 7 important steps necessary for a Murabaha's valid execution.

21:43

Week6

CIFE11Understanding Murabaha II (Cost Plus Financing) Wrap up the 7 steps to executing a Murabaha: we cover steps 6 and 7 and
go on to discuss common mistakes bankers make when executing Murabahas and how
to avoid them. We also look at risk management, default, early repayment, and
profit calculation in Murabahas.

17:39

Week6

CIFE12Understanding Murabaha III (Cost Plus Financing) and Quiz So how does it work in the real world? We look at 6 practical examples of Murabahas
based on installment repayments, bullet repayments, advance payments, and credit and import Murabaha.

17:34

Week7

CIFE13Understanding Salam And Istisna I (Forward Sales And Manufacturing Contracts) What makes a forward contract Islamic? Learn here. In this module on Salam,
the Islamic forward sale, and Istisna, the Islamic manufacturing contract,
we begin with Salam. We look at the goods for which a Salam may be executed,
the pre-requisites, and the use of a Parallel Salam.

22:36

Week7

CIFE14Understanding Salam And Istisna II (Forward Sales And Manufacturing Contracts) We discuss security, replacement, and default before explaining how its
pricing is calculated. We then look at Istisna and discuss the major
differences between it and the Salam.

21:13

Week8

CIFE15Understanding Salam And Istisna III (Forward Sales And Manufacturing Contracts)In this final module we discuss delivery, default, and termination an Istisna.
We conclude the 3 module series with a practical product structuring exercise where
you get to choose the appropriate financing tools in a given scenario.

22:59

Week8

CIFE16Understanding Islamic Insurance and Quiz You learn the difference between Islamic and conventional insurance
and the essentials that make Islamic insurance unique. You walk through
a numerical example before taking the Self-Assessment Quiz.

18:22

Week9

CIFE17Understanding Sukuk I (Islamic Securitization) You've read about them. Now learn about them. Sukuks are Islamic
shares and we show you the main features walking you through the 8
step structuring process concluding with a study of Ijarah Sukuk.

22:07

Week10

CIFE18Understanding Sukuk II (Islamic Securitization) and Quiz We continue our discussion on Sukuk with a look at Musharakah and Mudarabah,
Sukuk and the limitations of issuing using Murabaha, Salam and Istisna.
We close with a case study of the IDB Sukuk.

21:22

Week10

CIFE19 Liquidity Management In Islamic Finance I What do Islamic banks do with excess capital in the short- term? How
do they access capital for the long-term? You learn the answers to these and
other questions in this module. We discuss how Islamic banks manage liquidity
and begin by explaining an inter-bank Mudarabah, walking you through how a weightage
table works; useful information for other Islamic banking products. We close the module
with a look at the application of Sukuk in liquidity management.

18:21

Week11

CIFE20 Liquidity Management In Islamic Finance II and Quiz You look at filters for stocks, shares, Musharakah investment pools, and
the use of agency contracts to manage liquidity. We also look at
local and the foreign currency Commodity Murabahas and walk you through
the steps for executing each quiz.

18:06

Week11

CIFE21 Risk Management In Islamic Finance I Some have said "Banking is risk management." If you don't
know anything about risk management this is the module for you.
You learn the basics about risk management in Islamic finance
and discuss the most common risks facing Islamic banks and the
mitigation techniques used to address them.

18:50

Week12

CIFE22 Risk Management In Islamic Finance II and Quiz Now you learn about how risk relates to each specific Islamic
finance product. We go through each major Islamic banking product,
namely Murabaha, Salam, Istisna, Ijarah, Musharakah and Mudarabah,
and explain the specific risks associated with each quiz.